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The
Spokane Area
Lost Pet Online Hotline |
Updated
instantly whenever a post is made,
so you will always find up-to-the minute information
on lost, found or spotted animals in the Spokane area.
I.D.
is your pet's ticket home! 90% of pets lost without I.D. are never found.
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One of the easiest ways to make sure that whoever finds your pet can find you, is to check your pet's license tag and I.D. tag regularly. A lost tag or outdated info won't get your pet home! |
SpokAnimal
provides licensing, |
If
your pet is missing, call (509) 534-8133
and visit all area shelters
at least
once every three days
in person!
N. 714 Napa, Spokane, WA 99202
BEGIN LOOKING IMMEDIATELY! Assume he cannot find his way back to you or he would. The minute you think he's lost, he is! Don't waste precious time hoping he's all right. Collars and tags come off.
1. CHECK THE NEIGHBORHOOD THOROUGHLY. Whistling, calling, walking, and driving are still the best first steps to find your pet. Be sure to walk or drive around at night, also; a pet who is frightened may hide during the day and become active at night. REMEMBER TO LISTEN WHEN YOU CALL. You may hear your pet whimpering if he is stuck somewhere.
2. TALK TO NEIGHBORS, leaving a description of your pet with as many as you can. The more "eyes" watching for your pet, the better. Neighborhood children can be especially helpful. Let your mail carrier & trash collector know about your missing pet; they cover a lot of territory.
3. CHECK AT SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS, CHURCHES, PARKS, SHOPPING CENTERS, and other places where people gather.
4. CHECK WITH ALL ANIMAL SHELTERS IN YOUR COUNTY.5. MAKE FLYERS with a photo of your pet and home/work phone numbers and post where permitted. Leave them at veterinary clinics, groceries, laundromats, pet stores, grooming parlors, service stations in your neighborhood. Pass them out to neighbors and to newspaper carriers and other delivery people who service your area.
6. ADVERTISE in local newspapers. Also, watch the "Found pet" ads, and respond to any that may possibly be your pet. After a week of wandering, your white poodle may look like a "gray mixed breed." Contact local radio or TV stations that broadcast lost pet reports.
photo courtesty Bea Wachter
ABOVE ALL, DON'T GIVE UP. You should continue searching a minimum of eight weeks! Your pet may wander or may be kept by someone for some time before being turned in. (Shelters say people have turned in pets they found six months earlier!) Keep your reports updated weekly. Keep your flyers posted. Your pet is out there ... somewhere ... depending on you to find him!
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Post
a Report on the Online Hotline:
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Please include:
Your name
How to contact you
Lost / Found / Spotted
Where & when:
lost / found / last seen
Complete description of animal:
breed / size / color / coat / markings / identifying characteristics
Be descriptive:
(ie: not everyone knows a Harlequin
is a white with black splotched Great Dane!)
Please
note: posts are maintained for 1 month and may be purged from the list after
that time,
please feel free to re-post as needed until your pet is found.
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Also post on CRAIG'S
LIST lost and found board!
If you find a pet, take
it to your local vet or shelter to check for micro-chip.
The info on the chip will tell you who the owner is, their phone number, address,
the pet's name and breed. Many animals are micro-chipped!
If your pet is
missing, call (509) 534-8133
and visit all area shelters
at least
once every three days
in person!
N. 714 Napa, Spokane, WA 99202
24-HOUR
LOST PET HOTLINE - Lost a pet in Spokane City limits? Call 232-2230
